BESS Electrical Lead
Roles & Responsibilities :
The Electrical Lead is responsible for leading the electrical design, engineering, and grid?interface activities for utility?scale and C&I battery energy storage projects. The role ensures that all BESS solutions comply with applicable grid codes, safety standards, and customer requirements, from concept through commissioning and handover.
Key Responsibilities
Lead end?to?end electrical design of BESS plants, including single?line diagrams, cable sizing, grounding/earthing, protection schemes, and equipment specifications (transformers, switchgear, RMUs, UPS, etc.).
Define and validate grid?connection requirements with utilities (voltage levels, fault levels, protection interfaces, metering, power quality, and grid?code compliance such as frequency/voltage support, reactive power, and ramp?rate limits).
Review and approve integration of PCS/inverters, BMS, EMS, and SCADA from an electrical and protection perspective.
Perform or supervise load?flow, short?circuit, and protection coordination studies, and support harmonic and power?quality studies with specialist consultants where required.
Ensure designs comply with relevant international and local standards (e.g., IEC/IEEE for switchgear, transformers, protection, and storage systems; applicable grid codes; electrical safety regulations).
Own and maintain internal electrical design standards, templates, and checklists for BESS and grid?connected systems.
Define protection philosophies and interlocking schemes for safe energization, isolation, and maintenance of BESS and grid?connected equipment.
Drive design reviews (HIRA/HAZID/HAZOP where relevant) focusing on electrical safety, arc?flash risk, and functional safety for critical controls.
Technical Leadership & Coordination
Act as electrical technical authority for BESS projects, providing guidance to internal teams and external partners (EPCs, OEMs, consultants).
Plan and coordinate electrical engineering deliverables, ensuring scope, quality, schedule, and cost targets are met.
Review vendor/OEM documentation for transformers, switchgear, protection relays, converters, cabling systems, and auxiliary power systems; provide technical clarifications and approvals.
Support construction, FAT/SAT, and commissioning teams with procedures, test plans, and resolving site technical issues (protection settings, trips, synchronization, etc.).
Lead technical discussions with customers, utilities, and regulatory bodies on grid?connection studies, interconnection requirements, protection schemes, and compliance evidence.
Translate customer requirements, tender specifications, and utility interconnection agreements into clear electrical design inputs and deliverables.
Provide technical support to sales and bid teams, including concept designs, BOQs, loss calculations, and clarifications during tender stages.
Documentation & Quality
Oversee preparation and approval of electrical deliverables: SLDs, GAs, schematics, cable schedules, layouts, earthing layouts, protection philosophies, and test/commissioning procedures.
Implement and enforce engineering quality processes, design reviews, and documentation control for all electrical work products.
Capture lessons learned from projects and feed them back into standard designs and processes for continuous improvement.
Experience : 12+years
